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Evidence Guide: MSS015003 - Analyse product life cycle for sustainability

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MSS015003 - Analyse product life cycle for sustainability

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Assess raw sources of material and resources

  1. Identify current or planned materials back to their source in the value chain.
  2. Identify possible alternative materials/sources.
  3. Assess the sustainability impacts of each material.
Identify current or planned materials back to their source in the value chain.

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Identify possible alternative materials/sources.

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Assess the sustainability impacts of each material.

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Assess the production process

  1. Identify design brief for product.
  2. Map out the current or planned process.
  3. Assess the sustainability impacts of each process.
  4. Assess the sustainability impact of each material on the process sustainability.
  5. Identify possible alternative steps or processes.
  6. Determine if alternative steps or processes maintain design brief while improving sustainability.
Identify design brief for product.

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Map out the current or planned process.

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Assess the sustainability impacts of each process.

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Assess the sustainability impact of each material on the process sustainability.

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Identify possible alternative steps or processes.

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Determine if alternative steps or processes maintain design brief while improving sustainability.

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Assess the product life and end of life disposal

  1. Determine sustainability impacts from steps to final consumer.
  2. Determine sustainability impacts from likely uses and applications.
  3. Determine sustainability impacts from final use or disposal at end of life.
  4. Identify possible alternative steps to customer, use and disposal.
  5. Determine sustainability impacts from these alternatives.
Determine sustainability impacts from steps to final consumer.

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Determine sustainability impacts from likely uses and applications.

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Determine sustainability impacts from final use or disposal at end of life.

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Identify possible alternative steps to customer, use and disposal.

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Determine sustainability impacts from these alternatives.

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Develop strategies to improve life cycle

  1. Identify alternative processes, logistics, usage and disposal with better sustainability impacts.
  2. Determine requirements to implement these alternatives.
  3. Determine benefit/cost for each alternative.
  4. Select preferred alternatives.
Identify alternative processes, logistics, usage and disposal with better sustainability impacts.

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Determine requirements to implement these alternatives.

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Determine benefit/cost for each alternative.

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Select preferred alternatives.

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Prepare a recommendation for life cycle improvement

  1. Consult with key stakeholders.
  2. Prepare a recommendation for improving product life cycle.
Consult with key stakeholders.

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Prepare a recommendation for improving product life cycle.

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Assess raw sources of material and resources

1.1

Identify current or planned materials back to their source in the value chain.

1.2

Identify possible alternative materials/sources.

1.3

Assess the sustainability impacts of each material.

2

Assess the production process

2.1

Identify design brief for product.

2.2

Map out the current or planned process.

2.3

Assess the sustainability impacts of each process.

2.4

Assess the sustainability impact of each material on the process sustainability.

2.5

Identify possible alternative steps or processes.

2.6

Determine if alternative steps or processes maintain design brief while improving sustainability.

3

Assess the product life and end of life disposal

3.1

Determine sustainability impacts from steps to final consumer.

3.2

Determine sustainability impacts from likely uses and applications.

3.3

Determine sustainability impacts from final use or disposal at end of life.

3.4

Identify possible alternative steps to customer, use and disposal.

3.5

Determine sustainability impacts from these alternatives.

4

Develop strategies to improve life cycle

4.1

Identify alternative processes, logistics, usage and disposal with better sustainability impacts.

4.2

Determine requirements to implement these alternatives.

4.3

Determine benefit/cost for each alternative.

4.4

Select preferred alternatives.

5

Prepare a recommendation for life cycle improvement

5.1

Consult with key stakeholders.

5.2

Prepare a recommendation for improving product life cycle.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Assess raw sources of material and resources

1.1

Identify current or planned materials back to their source in the value chain.

1.2

Identify possible alternative materials/sources.

1.3

Assess the sustainability impacts of each material.

2

Assess the production process

2.1

Identify design brief for product.

2.2

Map out the current or planned process.

2.3

Assess the sustainability impacts of each process.

2.4

Assess the sustainability impact of each material on the process sustainability.

2.5

Identify possible alternative steps or processes.

2.6

Determine if alternative steps or processes maintain design brief while improving sustainability.

3

Assess the product life and end of life disposal

3.1

Determine sustainability impacts from steps to final consumer.

3.2

Determine sustainability impacts from likely uses and applications.

3.3

Determine sustainability impacts from final use or disposal at end of life.

3.4

Identify possible alternative steps to customer, use and disposal.

3.5

Determine sustainability impacts from these alternatives.

4

Develop strategies to improve life cycle

4.1

Identify alternative processes, logistics, usage and disposal with better sustainability impacts.

4.2

Determine requirements to implement these alternatives.

4.3

Determine benefit/cost for each alternative.

4.4

Select preferred alternatives.

5

Prepare a recommendation for life cycle improvement

5.1

Consult with key stakeholders.

5.2

Prepare a recommendation for improving product life cycle.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include the ability, for one or more product/process, to:

identify materials and their source in the value chain

identify current and alternative steps in the production process and their sustainability impact

assess sustainability impact to end of life

suggest sustainability improvements at each stage of life cycle

analyse re-use and recycling options.

Must provide evidence that demonstrates sufficient knowledge to interact with relevant personnel and be able to analyse the life cycle of an existing or a proposed product to inform sustainability related decision making, including knowledge of:

value chain for analysed products

sources and uses of materials

alternative sources of materials

production process and sustainability impacts of process

sustainability impacts of supply chain and delivery chain

alternative ways of delivering value to customer

cost-benefit calculation.

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Materials include one or more of

materials directly used and also materials which comprise components which are used

materials/resources which may be consumed to make a physical product

materials which may be consumed in delivering a service (e.g. fuel, energy and other consumables).

Design brief includes all of

regulatory environment

material specifications

production process

estimated and actual material and energy consumption

budget

timelines

product use and disposal assumptions

market assumptions, including target groups, product image and cost.

Sustainability impact includes one or more of

carbon footprint of product and process

current and future availability of raw materials

current and future availability of energy

waste generation and disposal

efficiency of process

the extent to which the production process and product affects the environment (e.g. on climate, quality of local air and water, ecology, noise)

relationship with the local and broader community, (e.g. effect of operations on aesthetic appearance, preservation of heritage, and proximity to schools and religious facilities)

extent of regulatory oversight and cost of compliance.

Final use or disposal at end of life includes decisions and actions on one or more of

reuse for modified or different purpose

recycling of components

disposal.